Re: [PATCH v3 2/5] drm/dsi: Try to match non-DT dsi devices

[Jani Nikula]

On Mon, 07 Dec 2015, Archit Taneja <architt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On 12/07/2015 02:40 PM, Jani Nikula wrote:
>> On Mon, 07 Dec 2015, Archit Taneja <architt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>> On 12/07/2015 02:15 PM, Jani Nikula wrote:
>>>> On Mon, 07 Dec 2015, Archit Taneja <architt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>>> Any suggestions on how to fix this? Is it ok to make DRM_MIPI_DSI
>>>>> depend on CONFIG_OF?
>>>>
>>>> Please don't.
>>>
>>> Just curious, how did x86 use DSI if the only way to create DSI devices
>>> until now was via DT?
>>
>> Oh, you want the gory details... we use the DSI code as a library for
>> abstraction and helpers, without actually creating or registering the
>> devices.
>
> Okay, got it. I'll go with the IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_OF) approach.

Thanks, appreciated, so i915 doesn't need to depend on OF.

> Humble request: Next time if I share something that doesn't make sense, 
> please reply with something more than a "Please don't". That just sounds
> condescending and doesn't really help me with my cause either.

That's a fair request, no need to be humble about it. Apologies.

BR,
Jani.


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Jani Nikula, Intel Open Source Technology Center
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